Drops of God (; ) is a French-American-Japanese television series created by Quoc Dang Tran, directed by Oded Ruskin and starring Tomohisa Yamashita and Fleur Geffrier. It is based on the manga series of the same name written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Shu Okimoto. The series centres on the competition for inheritance of an estate and its vast wine collection between an heiress and a star student of a well-known oenologist who died. However, the former experiences severe side effects related to her childhood trauma and the latter's family complicates the process.
Drops of God premiered on 21 April 2023 on Apple TV+. In May 2024, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on January 21, 2026. In 2024, the series won the International Emmy Awards for Best Drama Series.
When wine authority Alexandre Léger dies, he leaves behind the world's finest private wine collection, and a sprawling Tokyo estate. Before his estranged daughter Camille can claim her inheritance, she must battle Alexandre's protégé, Issei, in a series of wine-related tests.
In Season 2, set three years after Season 1, Camille and Issei set on journey to uncover the origin of the worldâÂÂs greatest wine, a mystery so elusive that even the legendary Alexandre Léger could not solve it. As they travel the world, the duo learn centuries of forgotten histories, hidden rivalries and secrets, which also test their sibling bond and themselves to solve the mystery.
It consists of eight hour-long episodes and filming locations for the series including France, Italy, and Japan. The screenplay was written by Quoc Dang Tran, and the series was directed by Oded Ruskin and produced by Klaus Zimmermann. In this adaptation, the main character Shizuku is portrayed as a French woman instead of a Japanese man, named "Camille", and Shizuku's father, Yukata Kanzaki, is reimagined as Alexandre Léger, the "creator of the Léger Wine Guide and emblematic figure in oenology". French actress Fleur Geffrier and Japanese actor Tomohisa Yamashita are starring as Camille and Issei, respectively. In an interview, Tran revealed that he read all 44 volumes of series and the TV drama spent five years in development, with various experts and consultants to ensure the story was authentic. Yamashita took 40 hours of lessons, underwent a strict diet, and watched the 2009 series in preparation for the role. Geffrier also received training from Sébastien Pradal, the show's consulting sommelier and tasting coach for the actors.
For Season 2, production lasted for eight months and was filmed in various regions, though most set in Georgia. The fictional Domaine Chassangre château that Camille co-owns in Season 2, was set at the real life Château de Beaucastel owned by the Perrin family in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
The series premiered on April 21, 2023. In May 2024, the series was renewed for a second season.
Hulu Japan premiered the series exclusively in Japan on September 15, 2023.
The first season received critical acclaim. Adam Lock of Ready Steady Cut called the series "a surprisingly refreshing series that takes an entirely ridiculous but fascinating premise and crafts a taut, tense drama out of it," praising its transformation of the wine world into "a kind of sports epic." John Powers of NPR described it as "a high-gloss dramaâÂÂexpensive, lushly-shot and skillfully acted," while noting the challenges of adapting a Japanese manga into a French production. He also observed that while the show takes a more serious approach than its source manga, it successfully balances drama with moments of humor. David Opie of Radio Times drew comparisons to other Apple TV+ productions, noting its "visuals throughout are more luxurious than the finest Cabernet Sauvignon" and comparing its cinematic scale to Pachinko.
For the second season, Rotten Tomatoes reported a 92% approval rating based on 12 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "With layered characters, cultural richness, and a refined sense of taste and drama, Drops of God matures into an even more compelling and intoxicating series."
In 2024, Softstar has been granted the rights to transform the series into a video game. With the game set in Burgundy, France. It serves as a sequel to Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator on PC.